Stone the crows! Scarecrow Festival raises thousands for Seil hall
Organisers hailed the week-long event a big success with thousands of pounds raised in aid of community hall development plans.
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Countdown starts to Seil Scarecrow Festival
Around 70 of the fun folk and creatures will be mapped out on trails for visitors to spot from Saturday July 27 until Saturday August 3.
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Gin festival puts town in good spirit
Hundreds of people got tickets for a gin festival at the Corran Halls on Saturday to try out 50 different types of the tasty tipple and liqueurs
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Bookends Festival will be another page-turner
Now in it’s fourth year, the cosy literary event is ready to spread the love of reading yet again.
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Scorching tunes at Tiree Music Festival
A capacity crowd of 2,100 – three times the population of the island – descended on Tiree for a sizzling TMF 2019.
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Praise be! Church gets stand-in minister
This scarecrow reverend has taken up post, quite literally, on Seil.
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Climb aboard Seil’s Scarecrow Bus
The world-famous bear, complete with red wellies and marmalade sandwich, is just one of 45 straw-stuffed characters signed up so far for Seil’s first Scarecrow Festival.
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Hymns bloom for Lismore Flower Festival
The tiny Cathedral Church of St Moluag’s will be a floral hub for islanders who have been busy arranging flower displays on the theme of their favourite hymns.
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Scarecrow Festival lines up prizes – and a soapstar
Juliet, who was Edie McCready in children’s TV show Balamory and now plays sassy Suzie Fraser in the BBC’s River City series, will be at the opening ceremony on Saturday July 27 when the week-long festival comes to life.
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Seil sows seeds for first scarecrow festival
Sheds, wardrobes and charity bags are being raided for ideas, props and garments to rig out fun-stuffed characters for the week-long summer celebration starting on July 27.